Percentage of youth who were tested for HIV and received the results in the 12 months preceding the survey

15-19

u

u

20-24

u

u

15-24

u

u

Note: Among youth who had sexual intercourse in the past 12 months

6.2 Knowledge about HIV/AIDS

Percentage of youth who knows the following ways of reducing the risk of getting AIDS:

-abstaining from sexual intercourse

15-19

65.4

65.7

20-24

80.4

80.1

15-24

72.9

72.1

-limiting sexual intercourse to one uninfected partner

15-19

65.4

69.6

20-24

80.8

87.0

15-24

73.1

77.4

-using condoms

15-19

55.1

64.2

20-24

72.9

81.3

15-24

64.1

71.9

Note: Using a condom every time they have sexual intercourse

Percentage of youth age 15-24 who knows that HIV can be transmitted by breastfeeding AND that MTCT can be prevented by the mother taking special drugs during pregnancy

15-19

u

u

20-24

u

u

15-24

u

u

Percentage of youth who knows a healthy looking person can have AIDS virus

15-19

56.0

44.1

20-24

62.4

69.9

15-24

59.2

55.6

Percentage of youth with comprehensive knowledge of AIDS

15-19

19.3

6.7

20-24

26.0

25.4

15-24

22.6

15.1

Note: Comprehensive knowledge means knowing that consistent use of condoms and having just one uninfected faithful partner can reduce the likelihood of getting the AIDS virus, knowing that a healthy looking person can have the AIDS virus, and rejecting the two most common local misconceptions about AIDS transmission and prevention.

Percentage of youth with knowledge of a source of condoms

15-19

56.5

71.6

20-24

81.0

51.0

15-24

68.8

62.4

Note: Friends, family members and home are not considered sources of condoms

6.3 Multiple sex partners

Percentage of youth who had sex with two partners or more in the 12 months preceding the survey among those who had sex during the period

15-19

0.0

(17.3)

20-24

0.0

38.8

15-24

0.0

34.8

Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases

6.4 Age mixing

Percentage of youth age 15-19 who had sexual intercourse with a nonmarital, noncohabiting partner in last 12 months, with a man who was at least 10 years older than themselves

15-19

*

na

Note: An asterisk (*) indicates that the figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been suppressed.

6.5 Recent sexual activity

Percentage of never-married youth who had sex in last 12 months preceding the survey

15-19

0.0

12.3

20-24

0.0

56.3

15-24

0.0

29.5

6.6 Higher-risk sex and condom use at last higher-risk sex

Percentage of youth who had sexual intercourse with a non-marital, non-cohabiting partner in the 12 months preceding the survey.

15-19

0.0

(100.0)

20-24

0.4

73.0

15-24

0.4

78.1

Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases

Percentage of youth who used a condom at last higher-risk sex in the 12 months preceding the survey

15-19

*

(84.2)

20-24

*

87.1

15-24

*

86.4

Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases
An asterisk (*) indicates that the figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been suppressed.

na Not applicableu Unknown (data not collected or insufficient data to calculate indicator)

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